ET needles

Ah, ET needles, let me tell you how I love them.

Needle already attached, no fumbling through thick gloves to put one together.

They are usually double the size (volume) as well, and jam packed.

Wide bore, easy flowing.

Minimal resistance to light pressure. Other needles will clog (especially when flaming) and stick, and when you finally get enough pressure to go, they empty on the ceiling.

Minimal resistance combined with wide bore means you can flame it, wait a couple of seconds, tap through a tiny bit of spore solution to cool it off, and use it. With a single hand. This means no screwing around with a sterile water jar for dipping or alcohol wipes.

All this combined means a single needle easily allows for over 40 uses, when used the right way. As compared to maybe 6 from someone else. Maybe it is just my poor skills, but I love it when I have a decent crutch to make up for my personal failings.

They are 20cc, most are 12. They are super expensive... like cheapest ones $18 I think. Micro-supply has 12cc syringes and every 2 you buy, you get 1 free. $10 each. So spend $20 and get 36cc. Spend 20 at ET and get 20cc.

I don't really use syringes, this is just what I remember. Could be wrong? Plus I don't know how the spore numbers compare, and you mentioned some other benefits as well.

Skuxx said:

They are 20cc, most are 12. They are super expensive... like cheapest ones $18 I think. Micro-supply has 12cc syringes and every 2 you buy, you get 1 free. $10 each. So spend $20 and get 36cc. Spend 20 at ET and get 20cc.

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But they aren't really "super expensive". They have those type of buy a couple, get extra deals. So if you want to go on straight cost per CC, they are competitive, but not AS cheap as the other, M-Supply.

I had no intention of getting into a given source being better than the others, this really was about the needles. Maybe they are "better", maybe not, but I've been very happy and I wanted others to know. I've got a bit of post history so people can be pretty sure I'm not shilling for them.

On the other hand, if someone else has a different source that uses large needle with the point on, I'd be happy to hear about it. I'm not saying I wouldn't buy from someone else.

Note on ship time on their website. It says very LOUDLY they can take up to 30 days to ship, no matter how much you pay for the extra shipping. This is not a happy statement, but I rolled the dice. One the 1st business day after my order I sent a very polite email asking how long it might take to ship. It was answered with an email from the USPS that the item had been shipped.

1 business day.

So I guess that message is to give breathing room for acquiring certain spores, but mine were available.